"The provision, part of the funding bill passed by the US Senate Monday night, would ban the "unregulated sale of intoxicating hemp-based or hemp-derived products, including Delta-8, from being sold online, in gas stations, and corner stores," according to a Senate Appropriations Committee summary of the legislation. The bill, accounting for $26.65 billion in funds, is being voted on in the House of Representatives Wednesday. If passed, President Donald Trump is expected to sign it into law."
"The hemp provision ends a loophole provided by the 2018 Farm Bill that essentially decriminalized intoxicating hemp-based products. Those products include cannabinoids like delta-8 and THCA, which are found in a variety of edibles and drinks. However, the Farm Bill stipulates that hemp products can't contain more than 0.3 percent delta-9 THC by dry weight; delta-9 is the main psychoactive compound in cannabis, which remains federally illegal."
A provision in a federal spending bill would ban the unregulated sale of intoxicating hemp-based or hemp-derived products, including Delta-8, from online retailers, gas stations, and corner stores. The measure would close a 2018 Farm Bill loophole that allowed production and sale of intoxicating hemp cannabinoids such as delta-8 and THCA while maintaining a 0.3 percent delta-9 THC dry-weight limit. The Senate passed the funding bill; the House is voting and the President is expected to sign if approved. Kentucky politicians and hemp farmers warned of immediate, catastrophic economic consequences after $2.7 billion in hemp-derived cannabinoid sales in 2023.
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